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morning 9/18, class 3-D

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[A note lands on Sayaka's desk during class. This is what it says:]

Good morning.

-Asuna

[YEP.]

OH NO CUTE.

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[Aha. She smiles as she unfolds it, ducking her head so it's not obvious to the teacher--not that the teacher ever seems to notice her, anyway, no matter who it is . . .

And yet here she is sitting through these classes she can't understand yet, anyway. She's immediately relieved by a break in the monotony, especially when she sees who it is. (Not that she didn't suspect anyway.)

Soon the note lands back on Asuna's desk:]

It's a little better now! How are you feeling? :)

hehehe... shoves them together gently

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[They are completely safe from getting in trouble, she PROMISED that she would keep Sayaka out of it and so she is.]

I'm okay. I just wish I could understand the lecture a little more. It's frustrating.
Did you want to eat lunch together later?

[Please say yes, she is lonely!!]

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[In fact, she feels even better immediately at the invitation; it's nice to have something fun to do after a day of this kind of thing.]

Of course! I'll have something to look forward to. :)

I've heard the longer we listen, the more we really do learn it. Right now I can't even imagine understanding this, though.

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[Sayaka is so nice. She wants to be friends. If they aren't already...

Either way she's glad her invitation was accepted so she's in a slightly better mood despite not understanding a lick of the lecture.]

Me too. ♪
I've heard the same. I'm not really sure how that happens. It shouldn't be possible to start understanding just from listening to a language. A lot of studying and practice should go into it.

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[Oh, good, she thinks, as she reads the note; it's not only her who thinks that's strange. Of course she's heard of immersion before for learning languages, but she's pretty sure this isn't how it works. She's grateful to not be the only one.]

That's what I thought, too. I don't know why it bothers me when nothing here makes much sense anyway, but it does. Maybe it's because it's something that happens to us, instead of something we see happening.

Anna-san told me that in the choir club, they even sing in the native language, and start to understand it later. I've been thinking about joining, but that part feels strange to think about.

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[It's something that logic can't explain away and that bothers Asuna as much as it bothers Sayaka too. Anybody would be bothered with the thought that something is happening that isn't seen. Especially when it's happening to their brains.

All of that is important but there's something she's interested in now....]

Do you like to sing?

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[It's still a little strange to Sayaka to be in a place where no one recognizes her for who she is, and she hasn't thought to mention it to many people here yet; she smiles lightly to read the question, even if the memories of that life are a little bittersweet now.]

Back home, I was actually a pop idol in a girls' group. I used to sing every day! But it's been a while now. I really miss it.

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[Asuna is in the same boat but rather than find it weird it's more of a relief than anything.

Being known as a pop idol in a girls' group seems more interesting than the Vice Commander of the strongest guild in the world's first VRMMORPG anyway.]

Really? That's amazing! You should join choir then, shouldn't you? They would be lucky to have you. Or it doesn't hurt to sing in the showers every now and then.

I'd like to hear you sing.

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Really? The truth is, it's still a little embarrassing for me singing without music or backup, but I'd like to sing for you later if you really do.

[She's got to be rusty by now, but at least she doesn't think she'll be laughed at for it--especially not by Asuna. It would be nice to finally sing something for a friend.]

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[There's no way she would laugh. If it's embarrassing without music, she has an idea.]

I really do. We can go to the music room. I've been practicing with the instruments but I don't think I can play anything good enough to be background music.

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What do you play? :) I'd like to hear you too, if you wanted. We could go after classes today, if you aren't busy!

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[It's not much to listen to but]

I like playing the drums.

After class I have cooking club but it doesn't begin until 5pm. You can listen to me while I try to play your BGM background music for your singing?

[With drums!!]

evening 11/11, text im sorry I WANT CUTE GIRL TALK

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[Guess who is having boy problems?? THIS GIRL. Somehow. How could Asuna have boy problems? But Sayaka is her gal pal and she's the perfect girl so she's probably had a boyfriend, right?? Here goes:]

Saya,
I need your help.

omg NEVER BE SORRY <3

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[Oh no. Sayaka reads the text with a little frown; what if it's something terrible again, as it is so often in this place? Well, she wouldn't be happy about that, but she'd be glad Asuna was confiding in her . . .

But she is either way, so her response doesn't take long to come.]

Of course, Asuna-chan. What do you need? (´ ˙○˙ `)

ok spams ur inbox!! uvu

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[... A cute emoji. For a second she's distracted.

No she has a goal she must complete it]

I have a question.





Have you had a boyfriend before?

opens arms

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Actually, I wasn't allowed to date...when you're an idol, it's kind of like all of your boy fans are your boyfriends. ┗(･ω･;)┛

[It's hard out there for an idol group; you can't pay special attention to any one boy, or else your ratings plummet as all of the other boys lose interest in their fantasies about being The One themselves.

(And maybe she did have a boyfriend, she thinks. Maybe she doesn't remember. But that's complicated, and she's thought about it over and over before, and nothing satisfying ever comes out of wondering.)

But she can guess why Asuna is asking.]

Did someone confess to you? Or are you thinking of confessing to someone?

leaps upon

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So many!? (*ﾟﾛﾟ)

[THE EMOJIS... !!!

But uwah, that's way too many boyfriends. Sayaka was probably really popular. That would be like all of the proposals she got in SAO being her boyfriends. She can't imagine it. It's terrifying.

Just the idea of having one makes her nervous and jittery. Sayaka hits the nail on the head and she flusters a bit with her typing, having to delete and retype a few times.]

Nobody has confessed.
But I think it may be a little one-sided, in my case.

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They aren't really, but they have to be able to think they could be, someday. That's what boys like when they watch idols on TV.

[It's stressful, and there've been times in her life it's been downright unpleasant, but them's the breaks.

High school romance, though, that's a whole different thing; she can't help but be a little excited to hear Asuna's starting to maaaaybe fall into it.]

But why do you think so? I hope you aren't selling yourself short. Any boy would be lucky to be noticed by you! o(^◇^)o

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You should do what you want, Saya. They should be your fans for your voice and what you do, not to be your boyfriend.

[She deserves more than that since she's such a good person. More people should be able to see that and beyond the idol.

NO SHE.... yes, she's falling into a high school romance. Help.]

He runs away from me.

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[Uh oh. That could mean . . . well, to be honest, it could mean good or bad things; boys were like that.]

Hmmm...I think I need to hear the whole story. (⌒▽⌒)ゞ What happened to make him run away?

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[See? She knows how boys are she can definitely help her dumb boy dilemma

The story is embarrassing, however. SAYAKA?! After a long minute, she decides to tell Sayaka the WHOLE STORY.]

We share a classroom usually, but with the dorms open we decided maybe we should look and see if baths were available in the new area. So I took him to the girl's side of the dormitory to explore.

[This is a good start, right? Wait.]

Don't tell anyone.

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[This is definitely a promising start. Sayaka's lips twitch up into a smile as she reads it.]

I promise I won't. Did you find them?

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[Okay good. Phew, they won't get into trouble for taking a boy to the girl's side. Safe!]

No. (｡•́︿•̀｡)
I miss taking baths.

But we did find a vending machine and it had something amazing inside!

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Something different from the ones we've always had? I hope it was the good kind of amazing! (。･o･｡)